The English house, how to judge its periods and styles (1909)
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · New York, J. Lane Co. · leaf 132
een put on endagainst that slope, for smoke could not otherwisebe drawn from hearth to chimney. At least,our illustration conveys that idea (p. 72). Note,again, that the jambs have clustered shafts, anattractive feature, and that the mantelpiece formswhat is known as a straight arch, several… … HEARTH, FIREPLACE, CHIMNEY 91 canopy at Boothby Pagnel in Turner andParkers book. Another illustration—Aydon Castle, North-umberland {circa 1270)—is a development fromthis example at Conisborough (p. 84). It has asloping back, but the hearth is well recessed,leaving space enough for logs to lie…
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